A Patient Is Admitted to the Neurologic ICU with a Spinal

Multiple Choice

A patient is admitted to the neurologic ICU with a spinal cord injury. In writing the patients care plan, the nurse specifies that contractures can best be prevented by what action?

A) Repositioning the patient every 2 hours
B) Initiating range-of-motion exercises (ROM) as soon as the patient initiates
C) Initiating (ROM) exercises as soon as possible after the injury
D) Performing ROM exercises once a day